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laugh before breakfast, cry before supper

laugh before breakfast, cry before supper proverb: it is unwise to be complacently happy because things may get worse.

Proverb

laugh before breakfast, cry before supper

  1. It is unwise to be complacently happy because things may get worse.

Questions about laugh before breakfast, cry before supper

What does laugh before breakfast, cry before supper mean?
Laugh before breakfast, cry before supper means it is unwise to be complacently happy because things may get worse.
What part of speech is laugh before breakfast, cry before supper?
Laugh before breakfast, cry before supper is a proverb.

Words near laugh before breakfast, cry before supper in the dictionary

  1. laugh a minute
  2. laugh all the way to the bank
  3. laugh and grow fat
  4. laugh at
  5. laugh away
  6. laugh before breakfast, cry before supper
  7. laugh die me
  8. laugh down
  9. laugh in one's sleeve
  10. laugh in someone's face
  11. laugh like a drain

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